Dwayne Johnson hosted "Saturday Night Live" for the fourth time on March 28. The former pro wrestler brought back his famous angry-president character, The Rock Obama, from his appearance on the NBC sketch show back in 2009.

The Cookie Lyon depicter is set to come to the NBC sketch show alongside Mumford & Sons who will make their second time performing on the show. "I... CANT...FU@#$&NG... WAIT! God @therealtaraji you deserve all of this so much. Let's all get ready...," her on-screen son Jussie Smollett gushed.

Dwayne Johnson is set to make a return to "Saturday Night Live". The professional wrestler-turned-actor, also known as The Rock, has been tapped to host the March 28 episode of the show with George Ezra as the musical guest.

The Luke Hobbs of the "Fast and Furious" film series has hosted the NBC sketch series three times before, most recently in March 2009. Johnson will star in at least two movies this year, "Furious 7" which is slated to arrive April 3 and "San Andreas" which is due May 29 in the U.S.

Chris Hemsworth shows his funny side in a promo for the next episode of "Saturday Night Live". The action movie hunk stars in the video along with Kate McKinnon, who says she wants to try the "Dirty Dancing" lift with the Aussie star.

The Thor depicter in Marvel Cinematic Universe is up for it, but instead of lifting her, he puts her in a headlock. "You've never seen 'Dirty Dancing' have you?" McKinnon asks him, and he admits that he has never watched the 1987 movie.

"She killed it!!! Wow! I loved her poise, her comic timing, her grace, loved everything she did!! Dakota on SNL," so the Golden Globe-winning actress tweeted following Johnson's hosting gig on February 28.

Dakota Johnson hosted "Saturday Night Live" when the sketch show returned February 28 after celebrating the 40th anniversary two weeks ago. She discussed life after "Fifty Shades of Grey", saying her dry cleaner wouldn't look her in the eye anymore and her dog walker winked at her whenever taking the leash off the wall.

"I have a funny feeling at next year's Oscars, it's going to be ... not anywhere," Johnson quipped in her monologue as she referred to the movie's lukewarm review. She, however, noted that the movie was a commercial success with "$500 million" and a "very specific group of fans."

Accompanied by Taran Killam in the new video, Johnson is seen poking fun at a recent spat with her mom over the movie on Oscars red carpet. When he asks if Griffith has seen the movie, Johnson whines, "Nooo she didn't, and I'm reallllly upset about it!" Killam responds, "So not fair, she's, like, not supporting you!"

It's official, Chris Hemsworth is hosting the March 7 episode of "Saturday Night Live". NBC has confirmed the actor's recruitment for the show, thus marking his first time ever hosting the series. In the particular episode, Zac Brown Band would be appearing as the musical guest. No further details on the much anticipated episode have been revealed.

"SNL" will air its next installment this Saturday, February 28 with "Fifty Shades of Grey" leading actress Dakota Johnson on the hosting gig. Her recruitment for the show was confirmed earlier this month. "ANNOUNCEMENT: Dakota Johnson is hosting #SNL February 28!" so read a tweet by "SNL". The Alabama Shakes, in the meantime, has been booked as musical guest.

Bill Cosby has reacted to revelation that Eddie Murphy turned down a suggestion that he portrayed the disgraced comedian in a sketch on "Saturday Night Live" 40th anniversary special. Cosby thanks Murphy for refusing to poke fun at him, saying through a spokesperson, "I am very of Eddie and I applaud his actions."

Former cast member Norm Macdonald was the one who revealed that Murphy was about to be included in a "Celebrity Jeopardy" skit where he was supposed to play Cosby in a Daily Double video about "Favorite Cocktails". Macdonald said he and co-writers Steve Higgins and Lori Jo Hoekstra tried hard to convince Murpy to play the 77-year-old comedian, but in the end Murphy decided not to do it.

Eddie Murphy was asked to play Bill Cosby on the 40th anniversary special of "Saturday Night Live" that aired last Sunday, February 15. Norm Macdonald made the revelation as he talked about preparations for the show in a bunch of Twitter posts he sent out on Wednesday, February 18.

In tweets detailing the "Celebrity Jeopardy" sketch, Macdonald said that Murphy was originally expected to portray Cosby. He said he and co-writers Steve Higgins and Lori Jo Hoekstra tried hard to convince the "Beverly Hills Cop" actor to play the 77-year-old comedian who's been accused of sexual assault by numerous women.

The "Saturday Night Live" 40th anniversary special is a ratings hit for NBC. The three-and-a-half hour telecast posted an impressive 23.1 million viewers and a 7.8 rating among adults 18-49 on Sunday night, February 15.

According to NBC, it is the most-watched primetime entertainment telecast (excluding post-Super Bowl programs) for the network in ten years, since "ER" finale in 2004. In the 18-49 demo, it marks the network's top-rated primetime entertainment telecast in eight years since the "Will & Grace" finale in 2006.

Dakota Johnson keeps herself busy with a new TV gig. On the heels of the release of her latest movie "Fifty Shades of Grey", the Ana Steele depicter is set to host the February 28 episode of "Saturday Night Live". Johnson revealed the news when she was taking part in Jerry Seinfeld's "taking questions from the audience" section during the "SNL" 40th anniversary special on Sunday, February 15.

During the section, Seinfeld also gave an advice for the actress who will make her first hosting stint on the show. "Well, Dakota, hosting the show is thrilling, but when you host, you're totally powerless - you're told what to do, what to wear, you just have to submit," the comedian told her. "So great, it's like a regular shoot," she replied. ...

Best pals Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon joined forces to kick off the "Saturday Night Live" 40th anniversary special on Sunday, February 15. Fallon appeared onstage first, before Timberlake interrupted the funnyman before he even finished the first line of his song.

The two then launched into a tribute rap mentioning former cast members and famous sketches, like the "Schweddy Balls", the Blues Brothers and the "Lazy Sunday" digital short, of the show. Timberlake also made a reference to his "Dick in a Box" digital short with Andy Samberg.

Celebrities packed the 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York, NY, on Sunday night, February 15 not only because it's the headquarters of NBC but also because it's where the "Saturday Night Live" 40th anniversary special took place. From comedians to TV anchors and singers to actors, all joined in for the star-studded celebration.

NSYNC fans rejoice. The band will reunite again two years after they performed together at the MTV Video Music Awards. JC Chasez, Justin Timberlake, Joey Fatone, Lance Bass, and Chris Krickpatrick are set to make a special appearance on "Saturday Night Live".

The band will regroup for a three-hour-plus special airing this coming Sunday, February 15 at 8 P.M. to celebrate "SNL" 40th anniversary. "Together again... Gee, it's good to be together again #SNL40," they announced in their official Twitter page.

NBC gives "Saturday Night Live" extra 30 minutes for its upcoming star-studded celebration. The 40th anniversary special of the long-running sketch series will run for three-and-a-half hours, which is 30 minutes longer than initially planned.

J.K. Simmons opened "Saturday Night Live" by expressing his gratitude for "an amazing year," citing his critically-acclaimed performance as a "mean, intimidating band conductor" in the movie "Whiplash". He insisted that he's actually very nice in real life.

More than 30 years after he left "Saturday Night Live", Eddie Murphy is set to come back to the show that helped him gain prominence. The 53-year-old funnyman announced during an interview with TV One's "News One Now" that he would return for the show's 40th anniversary special which is set to air February 15 on NBC.

"It's just timing. It just never worked out where the timing was right for me to do it," he told host Roland S. Martin via telephone when asked why he never appeared on the sketch series in three decades. "Actually, they're having a 40th anniversary thing in two weeks, I'm going to that. And that will be the first time that I've been back since I left."